The aroma. The taste. The ritual of the preparation, and the anticipation. It’s more than just a drink.
Coffee is an integral part of cycling and cyclists lifestyles. But, like Campa versus Shimano, or white socks versus black, the way we imbibe the magic bean can be just as polarising.
We received an email from a reader with a suggestion for The Rules. Rob infers that anyone partaking in a soy-based brew, or a ‘lite’ milk additive, should be ceremonially beaten. “Harsh but fair” he believes, such as we always imply with The Rules.
Already I am receiving unflattering, downright tempestuous emails from my fellow Keepers regarding my soy intake confession. Yes, I unashamedly admit to this ‘foam pas’ and will accept any abuse like a man. A soy-drinking man, dammit!
But no matter how you enjoy your bean, there’s one thing for certain; coffee is good. Some say it should only be consumed black, sans sugar, in a ceramic cup. Others, like Rob, suggest it can be enhanced with a small amount of milk, i.e macchiato. While everyone has different tastes, I’m sure most of us would agree that caramel, butterscotch and excessive amounts of foam, sprinklings and flavourings have no place in any cup.
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@Frank
365 days a year? I wish. I do get some commuting time in though.
Crumpets? Not on the menu. I eat way too many Clif bars however.
@Dan O
Well, I'll let it go on the commuting days, but if you ever eat a crumpet, I'm not kidding...
I was always a PowerBar guy myself, but I've recently been moving over to the Cliff bar...seems much more palatable somehow. Especially in winter when it gets cold, it seems the PowerBar becomes a brick. Hell, I bet you forge a shelter out of them if you had enough frozen bars.
Snickers.
@Marko
Do they satisfy you?
@frank
Sure do. Granted they're not as "balanced" as an energy bar they do the trick for me, taste way better IMO, and are half the price.
@Marko
Trudat. Plus, they are chocolate. Everyone knows how Science says chocolate is rad.
What's wrong with crumpets?
What have crumpets got to do with drinking coffee? The only things to be eaten with coffee are cake or croissant. Crumpets have no place in cafe society, they must only be eaten at home; with butter, jam and a mug of tea.
@Jarvis
Okay, good. Frankly, I prefer golden syrup on them, but with tea at home. Good 'nuff. I was afraid there was a larger, overarching rule about crumpets I didn't know about.
@steampunk
there is: it is that you don't do anything as perverted as put golden syrup on your crumpets. Freak.